Songs and calls of some New York State birds

Wrens

All sound files are now mp3 files.
Images are adapted from drawings by
Chester A. Reed, B. S. in Chapman.

Carolina WrenThyrothorus ludovicianus
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SongLong Island, May 1996.

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Song II
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Scolding at Jay
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Song & Hiss (2 birds)Long Island, September 1999.

House WrenTroglodytes aedon
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Long Island, May 1996.

Winter WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
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Blue Mountain Lake, May 1996.

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Blue Mountain Lake, May 1997.

"A jolly songster he is, with the clearest and finest of tones --
a true fife -- and an irresistible accent and rhythm. A bird by
himself. This fellow hurries and hurries (...) till the tempo becomes
too much for him; the notes can no longer be taken, and, like a boy
running down too steep a hill, he finishes with a slide."
Torrey, p. 90.

Check out Christopher Majka's Love Song of the Winter Wren to see
how geographical variation in song gives clues to the history of
the species.

Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
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Montezuma National Wildlife Reguge,
May 1997